Los Angeles history

Jim Murray, May 2, 1961

May 2, 2011 | 4:10
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May 2, 1961: It has been said this is a so-so field coming up to the Kentucky Derby this year, but it is only in retrospect that anyone can evaluate. A derby lineup is like a high school graduating class. You can't tell till years later whether they're heading for the hall of fame or the gas chamber.